27 Aug 2013

US soldier from American Samoa killed in Afghanistan

8:44 pm on 27 August 2013

An American Samoa serving with the US military has been killed in Afghanistan.

The family of First Lt. Jason Togi, who was 24, was told he died in a car bomb explosion.

The fallen soldier was stationed in Texas and sent to Afghanistan last month.

He is survived by his wife who is in Texas.